Can someone let me know either via CSS code, Html or Php script how to protect my source code where when someone right clicks to view the source code it would difficult to past and copy, or even better yet, the source code would not show.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Rick

Right click disabling is not effective in preventing someone from viewing your source.

In short, there's nothing you can do to hide your source code on the internet, except for server side code which is processed before anything is sent to the browser. After code hits the browser, it is all fair play.

This is not really a good idea. Disabling right click is very annoying to visitors, and besides, there are other ways of viewing it. For example, the hotkey for viewing the source, and just download the page as .html.

The only thing you could do to create a sub-level is you encrypt the source. It wont do much, because anyone can decrypt it, but it's better than nothing and may stop some visitors.

Edit: And note that doing so could degrade your website's performance.

Originally Posted by Chris`

The only thing you could do to create a sub-level is you encrypt the source. It wont do much, because anyone can decrypt it, but it's better than nothing and may stop some visitors.

Edit: And note that doing so could degrade your website's performance.

Is this javascript-based encryption?

Originally Posted by arbet

Is this javascript-based encryption?

That would be the only reasonable way possible. One day, I got bored, and made a dumb example of this. You can see my results and the comments here: Useless advice + a pointless contest

Either way, if its good or bad,
Heres the code:

<script language=JavaScript>
<!--

//Disable right click script III- By Renigade (renigade@mediaone.net)
//For full source code, visit http://www.dynamicdrive.com

var message="";
///////////////////////////////////
function clickIE() {if (document.all) {(message);return false;}}
function clickNS(e) {if
(document.layers||(document.getElementById&&!docum ent.all)) {
if (e.which==2||e.which==3) {(message);return false;}}}
if (document.layers)
{document.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEDOWN);document. onmousedown=clickNS;}
else{document.onmouseup=clickNS;document.oncontext menu=clickIE;}

document.oncontextmenu=new Function("return false")
// -->
</script>